Synthetic Biology & Renewable Materials
This research area focuses on discovering new biopolymer structures, bioinspired polymeric materials, and living materials. This area applies the concepts and principles of recombinant DNA technology and microbial metabolism.
Areas of interest
- Synthetic Biology
- Metabolic Engineering
- Protein Purification
- Bioseparation
- Biopolymers and Bioinspiration
Faculty
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Bio ItemJustin R. Barone , bio
Professor: Biopolymers and polymer processing
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Bio ItemAnna Duraj-Thatte , bio
Assistant Professor: Engineered Living Materials, Synthetic Biology, Biomaterials, Therapeutics
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Bio ItemRyan Senger , bio
Associate Professor: Metabolic engineering, systems biology, synthetic biology
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Bio ItemChenming (Mike) Zhang , bio
Professor and Turner Faculty Fellow: Nanovaccines, Protein Expression, Protein Purification, Vaccine development, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology